It is well documented that unemployment can have detrimental effects on one’s health
(Paul and Moser 2009) which occupational therapy can help prevent (Bade and Eckert
2008). Previous research has demonstrated the ...

Introduction: Current literature suggests that unemployment can have a negative effect on mental health and well being, affecting an individual’s ability to become reemployed. There is limited research in the area of ...

Therapeutic approaches to health and wellbeing have traditionally assumed that
meaningful activity or occupation contributes to health and quality of life. Within social
psychology, everyday activities and practices that ...

Since the 1980’s, caring for horses has become an urban phenomenon, particularly for male
youths, in many disadvantaged Irish communities, where high levels of social and
occupational deprivation exist (Kelleher Associates ...

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) validates sexual expression as
a legitimate intervention activity by including it in its activities of daily living (ADL) list
in the Uniform Terminology for Occupational ...

Introduction: This research was carried out in order to ascertain the demographic data on vocational rehabilitation (VR) among occupational therapists in Ireland; describing current practice highlighting gaps in practice, ...